1995 Perth and Kinross by-election

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1995 Perth and Kinross by-election
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  1992 25 May 1995 1997  

The Perth and Kinross seat in the House of Commons.
Elected by simple majority using first past the post.
Triggered by death of incumbent
  Roseanna Cunningham.jpg Douglas Alexander at the India Economic Summit 2008.jpg
Candidate Roseanna Cunningham Douglas Alexander
Party SNP Labour
Popular vote16,9319,620
Percentage40.4%22.9%

 
CandidateJohn Godfrey Veronica Linklater
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Popular vote8,9904,952
Percentage21.4%11.8%

MP before election

Nicholas Fairbairn
Conservative

Elected MP

Roseanna Cunningham
SNP

A by-election for the UK Parliament constituency of Perth and Kinross in Scotland was held on 25 May 1995, following the death of Conservative MP Sir Nicholas Fairbairn on 19 February of that year.

Contents

The result was a Scottish National Party gain from the Conservatives.

Results

Perth and Kinross by-election, 1995 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Roseanna Cunningham 16,931 40.4 +4.4
Labour Douglas Alexander 9,62022.9+10.5
Conservative John Godfrey8,99021.4-18.7
Liberal Democrats Veronica Linklater 4,95211.8+0.4
Monster Raving Loony Screaming Lord Sutch 5861.4New
UKIP Vivian Linacre5041.2New
Green Robin Harper 2230.5New
Independent Michael Halford880.2New
Natural Law Gary Black540.1New
Majority7,31117.5N/A
Turnout 41.94862.1-14.8
SNP gain from Conservative Swing +11.6

Previous election

General election 1992: Perth and Kinross [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Fairbairn 20,195 40.2 +0.6
SNP Roseanna Cunningham 18,10136.0+8.4
Labour Mervyn Rolfe6,26712.4−3.5
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Black5,71411.4−5.5
Majority2,0944.2-7.8
Turnout 47,95076.9+2.5
Conservative hold Swing

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References

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